Food and Drug Administration

Atorvastatin recall could affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s problems inspecting drugs manufactured overseas

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Atorvastatin recall could affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s problems inspecting drugs manufactured overseas

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor. Both generic atorvastatin and brand name Lipitor contain the same active ingredient, atorvastatin calcium, and are considered bioequivalent by the … Read more

After claiming that Covid shots have killed children, the FDA says it is also looking at other age groups

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After claiming that Covid shots have killed children, the FDA says it is also looking at other age groups

The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether deaths “across various age groups” were related to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesman said Tuesday, weeks after a senior agency official claimed – without offering evidence – that Covid-19 vaccinations resulted in the deaths of 10 children. Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the US Department of … Read more